No. 5, Cherry-blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill
Woodblock Print
1859 (Made)
1859 (Made)
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Woodblock print depicting a famous place in Edo. A series of figures on green grass engage in a variety of activities, cherry blossom around them. A mountain in the distance.
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| Materials and techniques | Woodblock print on paper |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, 'No. 5, Cherry-blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill' from the series 'Comical Views of Famous Places in Edo' by Utagawa Hirokage (active 1855-1865), Edo (Tokyo), Japan, 1859 |
| Physical description | Woodblock print depicting a famous place in Edo. A series of figures on green grass engage in a variety of activities, cherry blossom around them. A mountain in the distance. |
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| Object history | This work is one of thirteen, numbered E.2968 to 80-1886, taken from a series of fifty prints. The series depicts famous places in Edo with comic accidents. Engraver; Horikane. Publisher; Isujiokaya. Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | E.2970A-1886 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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